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Skills Bootcamps - EMCCA

Nottinghamshire County Council

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06 Oct 2026 at 10:41

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Summary of the contracting process

Nottinghamshire County Council, acting for the East Midlands Combined County Authority, bought training services to deliver Skills Bootcamps across the East Midlands. The programme was divided into six subject areas: green construction and renewable energy; digital; early years and education; engineering, manufacturing and advanced manufacturing; leadership and management; and logistics and transport. The requirement is for providers able to deliver vocational training in one or more of these fields, rather than for general education services. The procurement used the Crown Commercial Service’s Adult Skills and Learning dynamic purchasing system as its route to market. Delivery is across the East Midlands region. The buyer is Nottinghamshire County Council, on behalf of EMCCA.

The procurement is complete and contracts were awarded on 17 July 2026 following a further competition under a selective call-off from a dynamic purchasing system. The competition closed on 7 June 2026. The estimated procurement range was £3,092,121.40 to £9,276,364.20. Awards were made for the contract period 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027: Smart Gas Training & Assessment Centre Ltd, £1,428,310.80; Talented Training Limited, £1,250,640; Staff Power Training Limited, £2,351,131.20; Tech Educators Limited, £727,560; Think Employment Ltd, £1,991,106; Momentum Recruitment Limited, £876,960; Derby Business College Limited trading as DBC Training, £404,643.60; Maya Rail Technical Training & Consultancy Ltd, £978,120; Mastered Studios, £578,880; and Betterweld Group Ltd, £478,764. The stated contract term is one year, with an option for two further 12-month extensions at EMCCA’s discretion. The published information does not set out the evaluation basis.

This award demonstrates demand for specialist, vocational training across six distinct sectors, with multiple providers selected and several suppliers winning work in more than one subject area. Businesses best placed to compete in a comparable requirement would have a track record of delivering relevant occupational training, the teaching and assessment capability to serve learners across the East Midlands, and sufficient capacity to deliver the subject areas they pursue. The successful suppliers include small and medium-sized businesses, and the procurement was marked as suitable for SMEs. Sector expertise matters: providers need to match their offer to areas such as digital, construction, engineering, early years, leadership or logistics, rather than rely on a general training proposition. The call-off route also shows the value of qualifying for the relevant adult skills and learning purchasing system before a competition arises.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Skills Bootcamps - EMCCA

Notice Description

Nottinghamshire County Council on behalf of the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) conducted a Further Competition via the Crown Commercial Services Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), ref: RM6348 Adult Skills and Learning DPS to obtain qualified suppliers to deliver its Skills Bootcamps provision across the EMCCA region. The further competition was divided into the following Lots: Lot 1- Construction Green Construction and Renewable Energy Lot 2- Digital Lot 3 - Early Years and Education Lot 4- Engineering and Manufacturing and Sustained Advanced Manufacturing Lot 5 - Leadership and Management Lot 6- Logistics and Transport Call off contracts are for an initial term of 1 year with an option to extend for a further 2x12months at EMCCAs discretion.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-9ffde6c0-b78c-4cb1-be77-59c37d1fe1bc
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ed14e2ba-eb7c-4a70-93e9-656ffb9b13f9
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£9,276,364 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£11,066,114 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Oct 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Nottinghamshire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NOTTINGHAM
Postcode
NG2 7QP
Postcode Area
Nottingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF16 South Nottinghamshire
Delivery Location
TLF East Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Rushcliffe
Electoral Ward
Trent Bridge
Westminster Constituency
Rushcliffe

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
10
Supplier Names

SMART GAS TRAINING & ASSESSMENT CENTRE LIMITED

Talented Training Ltd

Staff Power Training Limited

Tech Educators

THINK EMPLOYMENT LIMITED

MOMENTUM RECRUITMENT LIMITED

Derby Business College Limited

MAYA RAIL TECHNICAL TRAINING & CONSULTANCY LTD

MASTERED STUDIOS LTD

Betterweld Group Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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